Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for fastening iron or other bands on cotton-bales or packages that put up with iron bands, including illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1873
Creator: Quin, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Paper-Holder for Enlarging-Cameras. (open access)

Paper-Holder for Enlarging-Cameras.

Patent for an improvement in holders attached to enlarging-cameras to hold the paper being exposed: "The object of the invention is to provide a simple and convenient form of paper-holder in which the paper may be readily inserted and removed and from which the light will be effectually excluded" (lines 15-19).
Date: February 18, 1902
Creator: Hutchings, George B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Enlarging Negatives. (open access)

Device for Enlarging Negatives.

Patent for a new or improved device to enlarge negatives; that is simple, portable, and ready to use, including illustrations.
Date: February 18, 1902
Creator: Hutchings, George B.
System: The Portal to Texas History